Description

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Guy Juke (Austin Chronicle,
1985). Original Gouache Cover Art on Canvas Art Board (18" X
24").
A tradition that continues to this day, the Austin Chronicle
newspaper delights its readers every year with their annual
Halloween special editions, featuring some of the movies' most
famous monsters on the cover as stylized cut-out masks. Behind
their earliest Halloween covers was Guy Juke, an internationally
respected artist who had created dozens of images for Armadillo
World Headquarters, big name musicians like Willie Nelson, Frank
Zappa, the Talking Heads, and even the cover art for The Ramones'
album Pleasant Dreams. For their 1985 Halloween cover, the
Chronicle chose to pay homage to the Lone Star state with
the home-grown horror film that had shocked the nation, The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The cover was a sensation, with Juke's
dark and angular art style pairing perfectly with Gunnar Hansen's
psychotic, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface. In excellent condition,
this piece shows a faint paint drip along the right side into the
white background, which may have occurred at the time of the
painting's creation. There is a slight warp to the upper right
portion of the board in the black background, but this piece is
otherwise in outstanding condition. Very Fine on Canvas Board.